diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 12a0912..2b01674 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ python:
 arch:
   - amd64
   - ppc64le
+jobs:
+  include:
+    - python: 3.8
+      env: TOXENV=flake8
 install: pip install tox-travis codecov
 # positional args ({posargs}) to pass into tox.ini
 script: tox -- --cov --cov-append
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index e484777..60d6576 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ ignore_errors = True
 
 [testenv:flake8]
 basepython =
-    python3.7
+    python3.8
 deps =
     flake8
 skip_install = True